The New York Knicks are back to their dysfunctional ways, as the team’s coach resigns after clashing with his star player, Carmelo Anthony
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Hate Duke? Catching Up With the Man Who Got Stomped by Christian Laettner
In the greatest game in college hoops history, Kentucky’s Aminu Timberlake was the victim of a famous cheap shot. Hey Laettner, how about an apology?
Obama’s NCAA Basketball Bracket: Predictable and Pandering
Like your poker winnings and fantasy teams, nobody cares about your NCAA basketball tournament bracket. Unless you are the President of the United States. Barack Obama has a squad of professional scribes devoted to tracking his …
March Madness Game Helps Strengthen Anglo-American Bond
Boys will be boys: there’s nothing like a little international diplomacy served up amid layups and three-pointers. President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron were on hand at Tuesday evening’s March Madness …
Taking a Dive: Is Great British Hope Tom Daley Set for an Unsuccessful Olympic Games?
Why hasn’t Daley harnessed his obvious abilities as a springboard to predicted success this summer?
Big Swindle Leaves Legendary Soccer Team Struggling to Stay Afloat
And now the score from the Sports Crime League:
- Irving Picard $83 million, Mets $0
- HM Revenue & Customs $24 million, Glasgow Rangers, $0
- U.S. Attorney 13, R. Allen Stanford, 1
As the New York Mets sun themselves at …
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Studying Jeremy Lin’s Rough New Reality
The New York Knicks point guard wasn’t going to keep on winning, and setting scoring records. But we never expected 0-6 for March either.
Can Kentucky’s Revolving Door of Freshmen Win a National Title?
Kentucky men’s basketball program is forever young. You could say that about any college team, but none more so than Kentucky. Every year, coach John Calipari brings in a new crop of super-freshmen. And almost every year, those …
With Manning Looking for a New Home, Andrew Luck Faces a Real Fixer-Upper in Indianapolis
Everyone won when Peyton and the Colts parted ways. Everyone except his likely rookie successor. Here’s why Luck has anything but waiting for him in Indy.
After the Latest Blunder, When Will Goal-Line Technology Be Used for Good in Soccer?
The debate over goal-line technology is the talk of the soccer world yet again.
Northwestern Sits Out the Big Dance Again: Why Wildcats Sports Seem Hopeless
It may appear a curious coincidence that Northwestern’s sports complex is located adjacent to one of the best hospitals in the Chicago area. But when your team acquires a nickname like the Cardiac Cats, it becomes a pleasant …
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The Business of Wooing Peyton Manning
Manning’s free-agent madness has spawned grassroots efforts to lure the legend. A currency salesman, who specializes in Iraqi dinars, has funded an aggressive campaign in Miami.
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March Madness Begins: Five Underdogs Worth Pulling For
The upsets are what makes your office pool fun, right? These teams might not win, but you’ll have a blast cheering them on